Relationship between physical activity and physical fitness in children and adolescents;Relación entre actividad física y condición física en niños y adolescentes

Revista Espanola de Cardiologia

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 108-111

  Martínez Vizcaíno, Vicente ^a   Sánchez López, Mairena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; EDITORIAL; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FITNESS; HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RISK REDUCTION;

EID: 42449097661     PISSN: 03008932     EISSN: 15792242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13116196     Document Type: Editorial

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